Neither of us celebrate Christmas, but both of us are taking a holiday break. We’ll be back very shortly after the New Year. Meanwhile, we hope you don’t need our Guide to Sane Holidays, but if you do need it, please use it. Here are a couple of the tips from that guide.

2) Eat what you enjoy. Desserts are not sinful, theyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re just desserts. If other people want to tell you what to eat or not to eat, thatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s their problem.

5) If you must spend time with awful people, remind yourself three times (out loud) before you walk in the door that they are awful people. Then do something really nice for yourself the minute you can walk out the door.